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        <h1>Mike Chaliy's Data Generators for DBPro 1.0 - Cookbook</h1>
        <h2>What is that?</h2>
        <p>This tool is planned as suit with custom Data Generators for DbPro (also known as Visual Studio Database Edition, Visual Studio for Database Professionals or code name DataDude).
         For this release, I have implemented only one generator. I am about Lorem Ipsum Generator. </p>
        <h2>Installation</h2>                
        <h3>Installing BbPro Generators into Visual Studio 2008</h3>
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        Below are the installation steps:
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            <li>Download/build installation package (Chaliy.DBPro.Generators.msi);</li>
            <li>Install package;</li>
            <li>Restart Visual Studio 2008.</li>
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        <h3>Installing BbPro Generators into Visual Studio 2005</h3>
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        Unfortunately, there is no support for Visual Studio 2005 for now, other thing 
        seems that this is just installation issue. Therefore, you can follow manual 
        installation steps. Please note that I have not tested DbPro Generators with 
        Visual Studio 2005.
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        <h3>Manual installation of the BbPro Generators</h3>        
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            <li>Locate Chaliy.DbPro.Generators.dll;</li>
            <li>Copy it to the {Visual Studio Folder}\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\;</li>
            <li>Locate LoremGenerator.Extensions.xml;</li>
            <li>Copy it to the {Visual Studio Folder}\BDPro\;</li>
            <li>Restart Visual Studio.</li>
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        <h2>How to use?</h2>
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            <li>Within DbPro create new Data Generation Plan;</li>
            <li>Choose table you want to generate data for;</li>
            <li>In the "Colum Details" window, select column;</li>
            <li>Change generator to be "LoremTextGenerator";</li>
            <li>Setup properties of the generator (Min and Max length);</li>
            <li>Click "Preview Data Generation", to review results.</li>
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            In addition, you can refer to <a href="Tutorial.html">the tutorial</a>.
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        <h2>Uninstalling</h2>
        <p>You can remove BbPro Generators through the Control Panel in the Start Menu on Windows. 
        Please share your thoughts on this tool on 
            <a href="http://www.codeplex.com/DbProGenerators/Thread/List.aspx">the discussion board</a>.
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        <h2>References</h2>
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            <li><a href="http://www.codeplex.com/DbProGenerators">The home page</a></li>
            <li><a href="http://www.codeplex.com/DbProGenerators/Thread/List.aspx">The discussion board</a></li>
            <li><a href="http://www.chaliy.com/">Author's page</a></li>
            <li><a href="Tutorial.html">The tutorial</a></li>
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